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SYDNEY, June 25: Hit shows from ABC Studios, Disney Channel and MTV Networks are among the new offerings on Apple’s iTunes Store in Australia. Shows now available include ABC Studios’ Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and Scrubs, which air on …

LOS ANGELES, June 25: Tom Forman, the reality TV producer whose credits include Kid Nation, has joined Relativity Media to head up its new unscripted programming arm, overseeing U.S. development and production as well as international sales. Forman joins as …

BUDAPEST, June 24: HBO Central Europe has made three senior-level executive appointments to its management team, naming a new regional manager and new country managers. Stefan Dakovski has been upped to the head of HBO Adria, responsible for all the …

TORONTO, June 24: After abandoning merger talks earlier this year, Peace Arch Entertainment Group and ContentFilm have inked a deal to combine their U.S. home-entertainment operations to create one of the largest independent DVD distributors in the American market. Effective …

NEW YORK, June 24: New York-based Cargo Film & Releasing has closed sales for two new feature documentaries acquired from Wicked Delicate Films. Zazie Films picked up King Corn for the Japanese market in a deal that includes a theatrical …

LOS ANGELES, June 24: The chief negotiator of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has issued a statement defending the union’s “Vote No” campaign, in which it is encouraging members who also belong to the American Federation of Television and Radio …

LONDON, June 24: Contender Entertainment Group has signed three new licensees for the preschool property Peppa Pig for the U.K., covering party ware, amusement plush and educational toys. Party Plus has been granted a license for Peppa-branded party products, including …

ENCINO, June 24: A new report from the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) forecasts that home-video spending in the U.S. will rise just 7 percent to $25.6 billion in 2012 from $24 billion in 2007. The 2008 Annual Report on the …

TORONTO, June 24: Peace Point Entertainment Group is in production on the second season of Fresh with Anna Olson, which will premiere on Food Network Canada in spring 2009. The 26×30-minute series is once again being shot at Olson’s home …

EDMONTON, June 24: In a deal brokered by IMG Entertainment, Super Channel in Canada is set to air the world premiere of the offbeat comedy Sordid Lives: The Series. The 12×22-minute show, which begins airing on SC3 on July 1, …